Chrome: Adding extra features to Gmail isn't a new idea, but Minimalist Gmail for Chrome is…
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Many of us have been taking advantage of Chrome and Firefox's Pin Tab feature, which shrinks the tab down to just a small icon. The one problem with Gmail is that it hides your unread count from the tab—not that it was that easy to see in the first place. New Gmail Lab Unread Message Icon will show you how many unread messages you have right from Gmail's favicon in your browser tab, so you can tell at a glance whether you have email to check or not.